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Ideally, the election of Barack Obama to the presidency will bring “Change We Can Believe In” to the United States. However, many folks living in Xela are looking for a different kind of change, sencillo. Returning from the ATM with a wad of bills tucked neatly in socks or bras, the next [...]

Life at XelaWho isn’t bad. Where else can I go to work wasted and wearing footed pajamas? Where else can I play The Avett Brothers at full volume and take hula hoop breaks? It’s hard to complain. However, December is the month of wishful thinking, so I compiled a small wish list of things that [...]

SANTIAGO, Sacatepequez – On day two of the annual All Saints Day kite festival, American traveler Jeremy Sawyer enjoyed a full afternoon as sole foreigner. For the first time during his two-week backpacking trip through Central America, Sawyer didn’t spot anyone else in outdoor performance apparel and fair skin. “It was awesome,” [...]

XELA, Guatemala – According to a recent study by MINEDUC, Guatemala’s Ministry of Education, Spanish students are dropping out of school weeks earlier than they had originally planned. In extreme cases, students quit classes mid-week, failing to attend the graduations held every Friday or to receive their “diplomas.”

“Spotlight On” is XelaWho’s regular monthly series on all things cultural & artistic in Xela and Guatemala. This month’s topic is:XelaGrooves

Who: XelaGrooves What: A collective of Xela artists that want to promote audio-visual art, from graphic design and street art to music production and live performances. XelaWho went backstage with DJ Kokopeli (Bonifaz Díaz), [...]

After seeing gringa after gringa riding on the back of motorcycles driven by local Quetzalteco renegades, I began to wonder where all the extranjero – Quetzalteca couples were hiding. Did they even exist? Being a charismatic fellow, I decided to volunteer myself for a field study on “foreign relations” here in Xela. [...]

I began to question why my previously trusty brand of shampoo had started to severely dry out my scalp. I switched brands. The itching increased. Time passed. I scratched. One day, while styling my hair, I saw him: black, beetle-sized and scurrying across my forehead in a frenzy. ¨Hello, little bug,¨ I [...]